Scarlet Knights Stay Out of the Cold with New Indoor Baseball Softball Facility

The Fred Hill Training Complex at Rutgers University is now a reality. Construction was recently completed on the 22,500-foot structure located adjacent to the Rutgers Athletics Center on Livingston Campus. "It's been an idea for eight years or so and now it's a reality," said Joe Litterio, Scarlet Knights Head Baseball Coach, "As a program, we're very excited to have it. The kids are talking about it and the excitement is there."

For their new indoor, Rutgers University opted for the FieldTurf DoublePlay system, which is the same surface installed at Bainton Field since 2007. Regarded as the most innovative baseball turf in the industry, DoublePlay is completely customizable to the team’s needs by controlling the speed and pace of the baseball through innovative fiber and infill technology. A truly unique product offering for the Scarlet Knights practice facility. Learn more on DoublePlay Here.

Instead of sharing the Indoor Practice Bubble with football and nine other teams, the Rutgers baseball and softball teams will have their dedicated training area when the weather turns bad. This now levels the playing field for the Scarlet Knights who compete with adversaries located out west or down south which profit from milder climates.

FieldTurf is proud to be the artificial turf surface of 10 fields at Rutgers University – HighPoint Solutions Stadium, Bainton Field, Rutgers Stadium Complex, Indoor Practice Bubble, Training center, (3) Club Sports fields, Campus field (Newark) and now the Fred Hill Training Complex,

Rutgers University is part of an impressive list of NCAA D-1 baseball teams that play and / or practice on FieldTurf’s DoublePlay system, such as Maryland University, Oregon State University, the University of Illinois, Kent State University, the University of Louisville, the University of Oregon and hundreds of premier high school and local facilities.